CVS: Skilled nursing challenges ‘worse than we expected,’ with continued ‘deterioration’ in field
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 21, 2019
A deteriorating skilled nursing industry is largely to blame for CVS’ $421 million loss in the fourth quarter, the Omnicare parent said Wednesday.
Nursing home employees indicted for involuntary manslaughter after patient’s death from bedsores
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 19, 2019
The Ohio attorney general has indicted seven former Columbus nursing facility workers on dozens of charges following a patient’s 2017 death from bedsores.
Judge: Health department was correct in yanking away nursing home’s Medicaid dollars after years of...
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 13, 2019
A New Jersey nursing facility that was overpaid for a decade isn’t entitled to that rate of payment, an appeals court ruled last week.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 13
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 13, 2019
Bill pushes for more transparency around nursing home staffing decisions … Report: Medicaid could save $1B with overhaul, including push away from SNF stays … Nursing home advocates want $83M cash...
OIG criticizes states for approving nursing homes’ plans of correction without checking them
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 12, 2019
The Office of the Inspector General says state agencies aren’t doing enough to make sure that nursing homes are correcting deficiencies.
Profile: Julianne Williams’ golden touch continues
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
Julianne Williams takes the term “hands-on” leadership to a whole different level.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 6
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 06, 2019
Senate leader demands update on what CMS is doing to address nursing home emergency prep … Nursing facilities face new village fee for lift-assist requests involving fire department … Industry advocates...
Genesis looks to (literally) take veterans’ care to the next level
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
For Genesis HealthCare, caring for the country’s veterans of war is not just a small corporate d0-good to note during a year-end earnings call. Rather, it’s a strategic driver for the nation’s largest...
Congressional leader fears false diagnosing, wants more scrutiny of nursing homes’ antipsychotic use
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
The leader of a congressional committee overseeing Medicare wants to put nursing homes’ use of antipsychotics under the microscope.
Survey lists nation’s best, worst states for nursing home care
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 04, 2019
A new analysis of Medicare data ranks the nation’s best states for nursing home care, according to organizers, and the last one to the party appears to have won the race.